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Disc 1 of this 2-CD set is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Following a successful collaboration at a 1999 London benefit show, it made perfect sense for Jimmy Page to invite the Black Crowes to be his back-up band for a mini-tour later that year. Recorded during a pair of sold-out shows at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre, these sets are dominated by Led Zeppelin tunes, along with a mix of classic blues nuggets and covers of Fleetwood Mac and Page's first group, The Yardbirds. (Due to contractual obligations, no Crowes songs are included here).
Chris Robinson's soulful singing ably fills in for Robert Plant's caterwaul, particularly with the sinister "In My Time of Dying" and the bluesy drawl of Willie Dixon's "You Shook Me." Guitarists Rich Robinson and Audley Freed provide stellar sounding layers of depth behind Page's playing, whether on the chiming "Hey Hey What Can I Do," or the hard-hitting swagger of "Nobody's Fault But Mine." From the non-Zeppelin material, the Crowes and Page soar on covers of the B.B. King shuffle "Woke Up This Morning" and the Chicago blues stomp of Jimmy Rogers' "Sloppy Drunk."
Recorded live at the Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, California.
Personnel: Jimmy Page (guitar); Chris Robinson (vocals); Rich Robinson (guitar, background vocals); Audley Freed (guitar); Ed Harsch (keyboards); Sven Pipien (bass); Steve Gorman (drums).
Personnel: Jimmy Page (guitar); Rich Robinson (vocals, guitar); Chris Robinson (vocals); Audley Freed (guitar); Steve Gorman (drums).
Audio Mixer: Kevin Shirley.
Recording information: LeMobile Recording Facilities; The Greek Theatre, LA.
Illustrator: Joe Newton.
Photographers: Ross Halfin; Butch BelAir.Rolling Stone (4/27/00, p.69) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The combination is a win-win....The stomping treatments of Zep's tortured blues [prod] Page into the kind of fury that used to be a nightly routine....simultaneously raucous and faithful..."
Uncut (10/00, p.86) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A live double album's worth of Zep's greatest guttural roars and stormtrooping stanzas..."
Mojo (Publisher) (9/00, p.103) - "...The most conservative rock'n'roll record of the year...and probably also the most enjoyable..."
NME (Magazine) (8/5/00, p.29) - 7 out of 10 - "...A work of licksmanship....Guitar tech album of the year, and a whole lotta irony-trashing fun besides."
Live At The Greek Music Review
Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars)    List All 7 Reviews good one
Loved the Zep tunes, not convinced by the bluesy standards. It's probably worth 4.5 - live albums don't get much better really.
Submitted by zack pro (Kidderminster UK)
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 Excellent stuff but Plant still rules
This is a meeting of minds and generations and it works beautifully. The Crowes are obviously big Zeppelin fans. Let's face it: anybody claiming to be a Rock musician cannot deny the massive debt owed to Led Zeppelin. Chris Robinson is a fantastic singer and, yes, he does do these wonderful titles justice (you can hear the sincere affection in every syllable uttered) but Plant was the original and still the best. His was a voice of incomparable strength and beauty,a uniqueness that defies description.This is an excellent Rock album that no fan of Jimmy Page or The Black Crowes can really be without.
Submitted by Leon (Glasgow, Scotland)
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Amazing, Robinson sounds (gasp) better then Plant on any live Led Zep recording I have heard. A must have for every Led Zep fan.
Submitted by gonsiska (Columbus, OH)
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Possibly the best "legitimate" live album ever released, even preferable to The Song Remains The Same (after all, it didn't take Jimmy three years to mix it!). This is Led Zeppelin live as you've never heard them. From the first note to the last, what a treat. All the power of Led Zeppelin plus two more guitars and a keyboard player! Highlights from the Zep catalog include Ten Years Gone that the boys have brewed to the peak of succulenticity!! That's followed by some incredible slide work by Jimmy on In My Time Of Dying and to finish the trifecta, Your Time Is Gonna Come features an outstanding organ intro and outro by Ed Hirsh that brings tears to my eyes when I hear it! Those are just some of the highlights on disc one!
The Lemon Song opens side two with all the gut wrenching blues displayed on the very first Led Zeppelin album, followed the amazing three guitar attack of Mr. Page along with Rich "my brother's a stoner" Robinson and Audley Freed that fleshes the song out live like never before. A complete version of Out On The Tiles runs right into Whole Lotta Love that'll make you yearn for more.
Not taking second place to the LZ songs are some great cover tunes. BB Kings Woke Up This Morning will fling you out of bed with it's uptempo beat and contains a solo by Jimmy that shreds the guitar in a style seldom heard by Mr. Page other than on those long Whole Lotta Love Medleys that fans in Japan and the LA Forum were treated to in the early '70's. The Shpape Of Things To Come confirms the Crowes decendency from Faces and Humble Pie by performing the song ala Jeff Beck Group w/ Rod Stewart, the solo however is done ala Yarbirds! You start to feel like you're at a Rock'N'Roll seminar by the time you get to Fleetwood Mac's Oh Well and Shake Your Money Maker is as close your gonna come to a Black Crowes original as problems with Sony keep some fantastic tunes (No Speak No Slave, Remedy) off the record. It's a shame as you miss some great licks by Rich Robinson and Audley Freed.
It's a pity that both shows recorded for the record aren't released in their entirety as the flow of the shows is changed greatly by remixing the song order somewhat (always a thorn in the pride of live music collectors.) This album should also please those who shy away from live albums because the songs sound so different than the record. The Zep songs are not only lush and full bodied, I think they sound better than the records thanks to the Crowes playing their hearts out.
If you're trying to decide between this and the musicmaker version, this has no gaps between the songs, but you can't change the running order.
If you love loud hard guitar music then this is an absolute must have for your collection.
Submitted by sambuca_b (Seattle, WA)
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Page still rocks!!
Long live Led !
Submitted by dave d (Columbus OH) 
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